Wah Fu Estate
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Wah Fu Estate (Chinese: 華富邨) is a public housing estate located next to Waterfall Bay, Pok Fu Lam in Hong Kong's Southern District. It was built on a new town concept in 1967 and was renovated in 2003. Divided into Wah Fu (I) Estate (華富(一)邨) and Wah Fu (II) Estate (華富(二)邨), the whole estate has a total of 18 residential blocks completed between 1967 and 1978.[1]
There are several primary and secondary schools in the estate, including Pui Ying Secondary School, SKH Lui Ming Choi Secondary School and Caritas Chong Yut Ming Secondary School. They provide education to children in the estate and the surrounding areas. Funtana Theatre is the only cinema on the estate.
Former Secretary for Justice Wong Yan Lung lived here in the 1980s.
Houses
| Name | Type | Completion |
|---|---|---|
| Wah On House | Old Slab | November 1967 |
| Wah Lok House | February 1968 | |
| Wah Chun House | March 1968 - September 1968 | |
| Wah Hong House | ||
| Wah Kwong House | ||
| Wah Mei House | ||
| Wah Kee House | October, 1968 - February 1969 | |
| Wah Shun House | ||
| Wah Yu House | ||
| Wah Ching House | ||
| Wah Ming House | ||
| Wah Kin House | ||
| Wah Cheong House | Twin Tower | July 1970 - June 1971 |
| Wah Sang House | ||
| Wah Hing House | ||
| Wah Tai House | ||
| Wah Chui House | 1978 | |
| Wah King House | ||
Redevelopment
Announced in the chief executive's 2014 Policy Address, Wah Fu Estate will be redeveloped. The new estate will be built nearby. It is planned that after the Wah Fu residents have moved to the new estates, Wah Fu will be redeveloped starting from 2024.[5]
References
- ↑ Wah Fu Estate
- ↑ 華富邨 (Chinese)
- ↑ Wah Fu (I) Estate
- ↑ Wah Fu (II) Estate
- ↑ "2016 Pokfulam Report". District Councillor Paul Zimmerman. 12 December 2016.
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Coordinates: 22°15′09″N 114°08′04″E / 22.2524°N 114.1345°E